How Often Should You Email Your List? (It Depends on More Than You Think)
How often should you be emailing your list? It’s one of the most common questions I get – and also one of the most anxiety-producing, because the standard advice pulls in every direction at once. After polling my list and working with dozens of clients across industries, here’s what I actually think.
Should You Resend Your Newsletters to Non-Openers?
Resending newsletters to non-openers feels like a no-brainer – more chances to be seen, a bump in your open rate. But routine resending may be working against your business. Here’s what’s actually happening under the hood, and when a resend is worth it.
Why Consent Is the Foundation of Ethical Email Marketing
The temptation to add everyone who crosses your path to your email list makes sense. But attendance at your event isn’t the same as permission to email them. Here’s why consent has to come first – and what that looks like in practice.
Email Marketing vs. Newsletters: What’s the Difference?
If you’re a therapist, coach, or financial advisor starting an email newsletter, you’ve probably noticed people use “newsletter” and “email marketing” interchangeably. But there is a difference, and understanding it matters for choosing the right platform and strategy. Email marketing exists on a spectrum from pure information-sharing to active selling, and newsletters typically sit at the intersection of thought leadership and updates. Knowing where your emails fall on this spectrum helps you make better decisions about what to send, how often, and which tools will actually support your goals.
Should you have a newsletter for your small business?
Newsletters are one of the most effective marketing tools for therapists, financial advisors, coaches, and consultants. Email marketing offers service-based businesses a reliable way to stay visible and nurture relationships with past clients, prospective clients, and referral partners without fighting social media algorithms. This guide covers how often to send newsletters, what content resonates with professional audiences, and essential best practices.
Kit vs. Substack: Which Platform is Right for Your Service-Based Business?
If you’ve been Googling “Kit vs. Substack,” here’s the honest answer: they’re not really competing for the same job. Kit is an email marketing platform built for service-based business owners who need to segment their audience, automate their onboarding, and promote what they do. Substack is a publishing platform built for writers where the newsletter itself is the product. The simplest way to put it – if your newsletter supports your business, you want Kit. If your newsletter IS your business, Substack might be worth a look. In this post, I’ll walk you through how they compare across features, pricing, and use cases so you can stop second-guessing and pick the one that actually fits.
Intent vs. Impact in Email Marketing: How to Align Your Messaging with Subscriber Experience
As empathetic business owners, we use email marketing to build relationships, provide value, and engage our audience. But sometimes our messages don’t always land as intended. In this post, we’ll explore common email marketing missteps where intent and impact don’t align, and how to fix them to create a more ethical, human-centered email experience.
This blog post explores common email marketing missteps—such as overloading welcome sequences, skipping onboarding emails, misusing countdown timers, and automation errors—and provides practical solutions to align intent with impact.
How to Automate Your Email Marketing with Link Triggers
A link trigger is a simple but super powerful tool that will help you to automate and personalize your email marketing for your small business. They’re like a virtual pathways that enables you to connect more deeply with your subscribers transforming your small business’s email from one-size-fits-all broadcasts into personalized conversations.
Does Your Freebie or Newsletter Need a Double Opt-in?
Ever wondered if your freebie or newsletter needs that extra click of confirmation? The debate between single and double opt-ins is more complex than you might think, involving factors like consent, deliverability, human connection, and business model. This guide explores the pros and cons of each approach, helping you stay on the right side of email regulations while reflecting your business values.
Email Segmentation Strategy using Tags, Segments, and Custom Fields in Kit (Formerly known as ConvertKit)
Wondering what’s the difference between tags and segments in Kit (formerly known as ConvertKit)? And honestly, what the heck is a custom field? We’ll break down what all these jargony terms actually mean and how to use them the right way so that you can ensure that the right emails go to the right subscribers at the right time.